AAPs\' first transgender candidate wants to encourage community to make a mark
2 years, 1 month ago

AAPs\' first transgender candidate wants to encourage community to make a mark

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Bobi was only 15 when her family handed her over to a 'guruji' from the transgender community under societal pressure. Now, more than 20 years later, the AAP's first transgender candidate wants to beautify her constituency and improve the lives of her neighbours. Fondly called "Bobi Darling", the AAP candidate feels confident about her chances, saying people have assured her that they would vote for her. "I have been getting a lot of love from people and they tell me that their family will also vote for me," she said. "I could not get educated and that is why I want children to study," Bobi said.

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